Beyond aspirin—cancer prevention with statins, metformin and bisphosphonates

N Gronich, G Rennert - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2013 - nature.com
Cancer risk reduction using pharmacological means is an attractive modern preventive
approach that supplements the classical behavioural prevention recommendations …

Direct and indirect anticancer activity of bisphosphonates: a brief review of published literature

M Gnant, P Clézardin - Cancer treatment reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
The bone marrow microenvironment provides a site for cancer cells to evade systemic
anticancer therapy. Dormant tumor micrometastases are believed to be the source of …

γδ-Enriched CAR-T cell therapy for bone metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer

JS Frieling, L Tordesillas, XE Bustos, MC Ramello… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Immune checkpoint blockade has been largely unsuccessful for the treatment of bone
metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Here, we report a combinatorial …

In vivo manipulation of Vγ9Vδ2 T cells with zoledronate and low-dose interleukin-2 for immunotherapy of advanced breast cancer patients

S Meraviglia, M Eberl, D Vermijlen… - Clinical & …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The potent anti-tumour activities of γδ T cells have prompted the development of protocols in
which γδ-agonists are administered to cancer patients. Encouraging results from small …

Phase I/II study of adoptive transfer of γδ T cells in combination with zoledronic acid and IL-2 to patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma

H Kobayashi, Y Tanaka, J Yagi, N Minato… - Cancer Immunology …, 2011 - Springer
Human Vγ2 Vδ2-bearing T cells have recently received much attention in cancer
immunotherapy. In this study, we conducted a phase I/II clinical trial of the adoptive transfer …

Bone metastasis: find your niche and fit in

W Zhang, I Bado, H Wang, HC Lo, XHF Zhang - Trends in cancer, 2019 - cell.com
Metastasis to bones is determined by both intrinsic traits of metastatic tumor cells and
properties appertaining to the bone microenvironment. Bone marrow niches are critical for …

Expression and function of PD‐1 in human γδ T cells that recognize phosphoantigens

M Iwasaki, Y Tanaka, H Kobayashi… - European journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Programmed cell death‐1 (PD‐1) is an inhibitory receptor and plays an important
role in the regulation of αβ T cells. Little is known, however, about the role of PD‐1 in γδ T …

High Phosphoantigen Levels in Bisphosphonate-Treated Human Breast Tumors Promote Vγ9Vδ2 T-Cell Chemotaxis and Cytotoxicity In Vivo

I Benzaïd, H Mönkkönen, V Stresing, E Bonnelye… - Cancer research, 2011 - AACR
The nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate zoledronic acid (ZOL), a potent inhibitor of farnesyl
pyrophosphate synthase, blocks the mevalonate pathway, leading to intracellular …

Serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D levels modulate the acute‐phase response associated with the first nitrogen‐containing bisphosphonate infusion

F Bertoldo, S Pancheri, S Zenari… - Journal of Bone and …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The acute‐phase response (APR) is the most frequent side effect after the first dose of
intravenous nitrogen‐containing bisphosphonates (N‐BPs). It has been demonstrated in …

Oral bisphosphonates are associated with reduced mortality in frail older people: a prospective five-year study

PN Sambrook, ID Cameron, JS Chen, LM March… - Osteoporosis …, 2011 - Springer
In a study of 2005 institutionalized older people, use of oral bisphosphonates was
associated with a 27% reduction in risk of death compared to non-users after adjusting for …